Andrea Rager

Andrea Rager is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University. She also serves as the Associate Director for Fine Arts at the Center for Medicine, Society and Culture at the CWRU School of Medicine.

Education:

• Ph.D., Yale University (2009)
• B.A., Pomona College

Dr. Rager specializes in 19th- and early 20th-century British and European art, with a focus on Edward Burne-Jones. Her research spans Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism, the Arts & Crafts Movement, history of photography, art and medicine, eco-criticism, and decolonial approaches. Her work interrogates imperial legacies in academia and museums while exploring intersections of art with social justice and environmental issues.

Her publications include the 2022 monograph The Radical Vision of Edward Burne-Jones and co-curated exhibitions like Edwardian Opulence (2012) and Shadows and Dreams (2015). Recent projects include the 2019 digital tour The Age of Empires funded by a Mellon Foundation Grant.

Scientific Awards & Fellowships:

• Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (nomination)
• John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching (2016)
• Robert W. Wark Fellowship at the Huntington Library
• Paul Mellon Centre Junior Fellowship
• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies

Dr. Rager mentors graduate students in European art of the long 19th century through object-driven social art history across media. Her work extends into medical humanities via the CWRU School of Medicine’s Center for Medicine, Society and Culture.